Jul 9, 2024
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I am sure you are all aware of the current state of the fandom. I have done my best to avoid all of the controversy, but seeing how others have voiced their concerns I would like to as well.
I, as an artist, do not feel safe in the Rain World fandom.
I have expressed this in the past, but I have been the victim of false pedophile and grooming allegations with the use of manipulated and doctored screenshots. I do not have the words to articulate just how psychologically damaging it is to have an entire fandom turn on you in an instant. To have your social life destroyed. To have hundreds or even thousands of people celebrate your downfall, simply because you annoyed them, because now they have a "reason" to. Watching this fandom gleefully parade around shaky evidence and happily participate in this type of behavior is sickening to me. It makes me worry that someday, I will annoy someone enough to have another false allegation made against me, and I will have to go through that again. There is a part of me that believes I would not survive such a thing. I am not trying to be dramatic when I say that, but people need to realize that "internet drama" can cause serious harm your mental health. I still have PTSD nightmares related to the callout post made about me from 3 years ago. This is not something you can just “get over”.
People need to remember fanartists are not paragons of grace, nor are they perfect. The fact that the internet has allowed people to dehumanize artists into "content machines" that must never slip up rather than human beings who are messy and awkward and can fuck up at times is sickening. I do not feel comfortable in a fandom that jumps at the opportunity to harass someone over a mistake, that stirs up a witchunt over what boils down to miscommunications. A fandom that treats every situation as black and white and doesn't wait for all the evidence to come out.
I believe nyuuronfly put it best in their post:
"It is not inspiring to sit around and get attention in an atmosphere where the more attention you get the more you know many of the eyes that are looking toward you are searching for a weak point to go after."
I understand revealing a lot of my trauma in this post is a potentially stupid decision, but I believe my story can help make people realize the genuine harm callout posts cause. It is not fun having to deal with constant paranoia that hundreds of people are praying on your downfall. I have considered not posting about, or simply deleting my rot au many times because of worry that someone will think it's too “dark” or “problematic” and decide I am the fandom's #1 punching bag for months.
As of now, I will not be deleting, nor will I stop posting art. But I have considered it many times, and this behavior as of late brought me the closest I've ever been to doing so. I love rain world and frankly, I don't want to feel this way about the fandom! I want this place to be positive, I want better for this game. I'm not mad, just disappointed.
TL;DR:
PLEASE for the LOVE OF GOD stop reblogging callout posts.
Fanartists are PEOPLE. They are giving you FREE art. Treat them better.
You are not immune to false screenshots, mob mentality, and black and white thinking.
Rain world is a gorgeous, creative, and deeply moving game. Please, let's work to make this community reflect that.
I might have said this before but the nature of the iterator’s very existence is honestly horrifying. They do not die easily, and that is an understatement. Even in submerged superstructure, as the rain approaches, Moon’s siren still wails, with no one to alert but herself of her impending fate. A siren, crushed beneath hundreds of millions of pounds of water and metal, is still functional, screaming for no one. In the Saint campaign, parts of Pebbles’ structure are still active, producing steam and heat deep within despite being mangled beyond recognition, despite being fucking eaten alive. Do you think Sliver endured the same? No Significant Harassment? Suns? Chasing Wind? Without proper maintenance, it’s inevitable, and all they can do is sit idly and listen to their structures creak and groan, wondering when they’ll come crashing down.
An iterator’s death is not swift, it is agonizing, a drawn out whimper, a last punishment for daring to defy their creators. They weren’t designed to transcend, and it drives them mad.
Okay can I just say, as an older sister, I feel like Moon and Pebbles’ sibling relationship is very well done. During the Rivulet ending, you can see a game of dominos being played, and it’s implied that she’s playing dominos with Pebbles. After everything…all she wants to do is play a game with him.
I’ve had some pretty devastating fights with my younger brother. But I can never say I hate him. We yelled and screamed and said we hated one another but then next day my brother would come in my room and ask if I want to go with him to Wendy’s. As we’ve gotten older this isn’t as much of a thing anymore (we mostly fought when we were teenagers), but it still is reminiscent of that sentiment to me. It happened, it sucked, do you want to go to Wendy’s with me? Do you want to play dominos with me?
heyo does anyone have any advice for drawing the scugs? i am absolutely AWFUL at it and i really want to get better!!
can’t believe i was a warrior cats kid and i cant even draw catlike creatures this is a disgrace /j
okay i know we all hate the rain deer but where the FUCK is the coalescapede hate. THEY'RE THE MOST UNFAIR THINGS EVER. "oh just throw a spear to get them off of you" LIES!!! literally once they grab you you're fucking screwed. half the time they're not even afraid of light!!! even tho the wiki says they are!!! FUCK COALESCAPEDES ALL MY HOMIES HATE COALESCAPEDES. MOST BULLSHIT CREATURE IN THE WHOLE GAME
Hey just a heads up, if you ever see my art reposted anywhere (especially pinterest, but also on insta/twitter/etc) please let me know! I don't allow reposting, ESPECIALLY without asking first.
Idk if I've ever seen someone mention this, but is this room in the rot not...completely open to the elements? That's the sky in the background. We can see lightning like it happens in underhang. There is a massive gaping wound in the side of Pebbles' fucking can.